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The House Bunny (2008)

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Reviews Counted:120

Fresh:47

Rotten:73

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: Anna Faris is game, but she can't salvage this middling, formulaic comedy.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sex-related humor, partial nudity and brief strong language.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Aug 22, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $48,237,389

Synopsis: Comic actress Anna Faris (LOST IN TRANSLATION, SCARY MOVIE) shines in her starring turn in THE HOUSE BUNNY, a hilarious and heartfelt tale of female empowerment. As the film opens, Shelly... Comic actress Anna Faris (LOST IN TRANSLATION, SCARY MOVIE) shines in her starring turn in THE HOUSE BUNNY, a hilarious and heartfelt tale of female empowerment. As the film opens, Shelly Darlingson (Farris) is Big Bunny on Campus at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion. With her 27th birthday approaching, Shelly eagerly anticipates fulfilling her dream: to be centerfold of the month. But when she learns that she's being booted from Bunnyland, Shelly finds herself with no family or place to call home. Desperate for both, she lucks across the socially inept sisters of the Zeta Alpha Zeta sorority. With no hope of attracting new pledges and the consequent threat of losing their sorority, the girls of Zeta take in the bubbly Shelly as their new "house mother." Shelly immediately sets to work helping the Zetas bring out their inner glamazons, luring in boys while drawing the ire of rival sorority Phi Iota Mu. Shelly also catches the eye of Oliver (Colin Hanks), who forces her to realize that it will take more her Playboy Mansion ways to win over a good man. Plus, Shelly discovers that her social insights have transformed the Zetas into the very superficial types they once railed against. And when Hugh Hefner calls to offer Shelly her dream centerfold shoot, she must choose between returning to the family that loved her best and saving the family that needs her most. Faris (who co-produced the film) is a comic delight as Shelly, with a perfect blend of sexy charm and sweet-natured cluelessness. Supported by an excellent cast of fresh faces and seasoned veterans, THE HOUSE BUNNY is an irresistible tale of inner beauty and "sisters" sticking together. [More]

Starring: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Katharine McPhee

Starring: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Katharine McPhee, Rumer Willis, Beverly D'Angelo

Director: Fred Wolf

Director: Fred Wolf
Screenwriter: Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith
Producer: Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Allen Covert, Heather Parry
Composer: Waddy Wachtel
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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  • Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.
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    What else can you say about a movie when Christopher McDonald counting to 30 is the funniest thing that happens in it?

    Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment 2 Comments
    08/20/08
    Austin Kennedy
    Austin Kennedy
    Sin Magazine

    For something that looked as potentially stupid as it did in the trailers, you'll be laughing a heck of a lot.

    Full Review Source: The Cinema Source | comment 2 Comments
    09/05/08
    Michael Dance
    Michael Dance
    The Cinema Source

    Not funny, not sexy, not even obnoxious enough to get anyone worked up, The House Bunny truly establishes a new low water mark for 2008 cinema.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment 1 Comment
    12/14/08
    Brian Webster
    Brian Webster
    Apollo Guide

    House Bunny's Legally Blonde roots show.

    Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | comment 1 Comment
    08/22/08
    Joanne Kaufman
    Joanne Kaufman
    Wall Street Journal

    Anna Faris is one of the funniest actresses in movies today, but you wouldn't know it from the wretched The House Bunny.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment 1 Comment
    08/21/08
    Phil Villarreal
    Phil Villarreal
    Arizona Daily Star

    Acting isn't the problem. The problem is the screenplay and direction.

    Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment 1 Comment
    08/26/08
    Robert Roten
    Robert Roten
    Laramie Movie Scope

    Anna Faris has been shaping up as the most inventive screen comedienne of her generation.

    Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment 1 Comment
    08/21/08
    Scott Foundas
    Scott Foundas
    L.A. Weekly

    The House Bunny manages the near impossible: to undercut the dignity of the Playboy brand.

    Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment 1 Comment
    09/05/08
    Sean Means
    Sean Means
    Salt Lake Tribune

    One of the misfits is told by Anna Faris to try to strike up a conversation with some boys, so she goes over and says, 'Where's the crapper?' Credible? Funny? Not.

    Full Review Source: Tolucan Times | comment 1 Comment
    08/30/08
    Tony Medley
    Tony Medley
    Tolucan Times

    It is not a classic and it’s not going to win any awards but it is great, simple, stupid fun - it does exactly what it says on the tin.

    Full Review Source: Heart 106.2 | comment Comment
    10/10/08
    Heart 106.2

    It is all so cheesy, The Sneak almost felt like not wanting to be a film critic anymore.

    Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
    10/10/08
    Sun Online

    Say this for Faris: Even though The House Bunny may be, she's not -- dumb.

    Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
    08/22/08
    Adam Graham
    Adam Graham
    Detroit News

    While The House Bunny is sure to appeal more to the female demographic, at least the guys who get dragged into watching this particular chick flick by their dates can feel solace in knowing that it could be a whole lot worse.

    Full Review Source: Watertown Daily Times | comment Comment
    08/22/08
    Adam Tobias
    Adam Tobias
    Watertown Daily Times

    Fairly predictable

    Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
    09/26/08
    Alexandra Coghlan
    Alexandra Coghlan
    FILMINK (Australia)

    It's a movie that wastes the talents of up-and-comers (Emma Stone from Superbad), rising stars (the sublimely funny -- in other movies -- Anna Faris) and talented vets (Beverly D'Angelo, looking like she wishes she were anywhere else) alike.

    Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
    08/21/08
    Alonso Duralde
    Alonso Duralde
    MSNBC

    The criminal waste of Faris' comedic gifts should have half of Hollywood locked up.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    08/22/08
    Amy Nicholson
    Amy Nicholson
    Boxoffice Magazine

    a mixed message designed to sell what it purports to subvert, also known as having it both ways

    Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    08/31/08
    Andrea Chase
    Andrea Chase
    Killer Movie Reviews

    This aims for ‘Legally Blonde’/‘Mean Girls’ status, but ends up being a throwaway, if entertaining, plea for casting directors to start taking Faris more seriously.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    10/10/08
    Anna Smith
    Anna Smith
    Time Out

    One could be forgiven for thinking that the American college system is merely one big popularity contest. Certainly, no one does anything outrageous like read a book.

    Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
    10/10/08
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    Independent

    The House Bunny stays simplistic just like Legally Blonde. Anna Faris deserves better.

    Full Review Source: New York Press | comment Comment
    08/27/08
    Armond White
    Armond White
    New York Press
     
     
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